राज्य भक्त- प्रेमचंद

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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sandhya ka samay tha. lakhanoo ke badashah nasiruddin apane musahaboan aur darabariyoan ke sath bag ki sair kar rahe the. unake sir par ratnajatit mukut ki jagah aangreji topi thi. vastr bhi aangreji hi the. musahaboan mean paanch aangrej the. unamean se ek ke kandhe par sir rakh kar badashah chal rahe the. tin-char hiandustani bhi the. unamean se ek raja bakhtavarasianh the. vah badashahi sena ke adhyaksh the. unhean sab log jenaral kaha karate the. vah adhe d adami the. sharir khoob gatha hua tha. lakhanavi pahanava un par bahut sajata tha. mukh se vicharashilata jhalak rahi thi. doosare mahashay ka nam roshanuddaula tha. yah rajy ke pradhanamantri the. b di-b di mooanchhean aur nata dil tha jise ooancha karane ke lie vah tan kar chalate the. netroan se garv tapak raha tha. shesh logoan mean ek kotaval tha aur do badashah ke rakshak. yadyapi abhi 19vian shatabdi ka aranbh hi tha par badashah ne aangreji rahan-sahan akhtiyar kar li thi. bhojan bhi prayah aangreji hi karate the. aangrejoan par unaka asim vishvas tha. vah sadaiv unaka paksh liya karate the. majal n thi ki koee b de-se-b da raja ya rajakarmachari kisi aangrej se barabari karane ka sahas kar sake.

agar kisi mean yah himmat thi to vah raja bakhtavarasianh the. unase kanpani ka badhata hua adhikar n dekha jata tha kanpani ki us sena ki sankhya jo usane avadh ke rajy ki raksha ke lie lakhanoo mean niyukt ki thi din-din badhati jati thi. usi parinam se sena ka vyay bhi badh raha tha. rajadarabar use chuka n sakane ke karan kanpani ka rrini hota jata tha. badashahi sena ki dasha hin se hinatar hoti jati thi. usamean n sangathan tha n bal. barasoan tak sipahiyoan ka vetan n milata tha. shastr sabhi purane the. vardi phati huee. kavayad ka nam nahian. koee unaka poochhanevala n tha. agar raja bakhtavarasianh vetan-vriddhi ya naye shastroan ke sambandh mean koee prayatn karate to kampani ka rejideant usaka ghor virodh aur rajy par vidrohatmak shakti-sanchar ka dosharopan karata tha. udhar se daant p dati to badashah apana gussa raja sahab par utarate. badashah ke sabhi aangrej musahab rajasahab se shankit rahate aur unaki j d khodane ka prayas kiya karate the. par vah rajy ka sevak ek or avahelana aur doosari or se ghor virodh sahate hue bhi apane karttavy ka palan karata jata tha. maja yah ki sena bhi unase santusht n thi. sena mean adhikaansh lakhanoo ke shohade aur guande bhare hue the. rajasahab jab unhean hata kar achchhe-achchhe javanoan ki bharati karane ki cheshta karate to sari sena mean hahakar mach jata. logoan ko shanka hoti ki yah rajapootoan ki sena bana kar kahian rajy hi par to hath nahian badhana chahate isalie musalaman bhi unase badaguman rahate the. raja sahab ke man mean bar-bar prerana hoti ki is pad ko tyag kar chale jayan par yah bhay unhean rokata tha ki mere hatate hi aangrejoan ki ban ayegi aur badashah unake hathoan mean kathaputali ban jayange rahi-sahi sena ke sath avadh-rajy ka astitv bhi mit jayaga. atev itani kathinaiyoan ke hote hue bhi charoan or se vair-virodh se ghire hone par bhi vah apane pad se hatane ka nishchay n kar sakate the. sabase kathin samasya yah thi ki roshanuddaula bhi raja sahab se khar khata tha. use sadaiv shanka rahati ki yah marathoan se maitri karake avadh-rajy ko mitana chahate haian. isalie vah raja sahab ke pratyek kary mean badha dalata rahata tha. use ab bhi asha thi ki avadh ka musalamani rajy agar jivit rah sakata hai to aangrejoan ke sanrakshan mean anyatha vah avashy hianduoan ki badhati huee shakti ka gras ban jayaga.

vastav mean bakhtavarasianh ki dasha atyant karun thi. vah apani chaturaee se jihva ki bhaanti daantoan ke bich mean p de hue apana kam kiye jate the. yoan to vah svabhav ke akkh d the apana kam nikalane ke lie madhurata aur mridulata shil aur vinay ka avahan karate rahate the. isase unake vyavahar mean kritrimata a jati thi aur vah shatruoan ko unaki or se aur bhi sashank bana deti thi.

badashah ne ek aangrej musahab se poochha-tumako maloom hai maian tumhari kitani khatir karata hooan meri saltanat mean kisi ki majal nahian ki vah kisi aangrej ko k di nigahoan se dekh sake.

aangrej musahab ne sir jhuka kar kaha-ham huzoor ki is miharabani ko kabhi nahian bhool sakate.

ba.-imamahusain ki kasam agar yahaan koee adami tumhean takaliph de to maian use phauran jianda divar mean chunava dooan.

badashah ki adat thi ki vah bahudha apani aangreji topi hath mean le kar use uangali par nachane lagate the. roj-roj nachate-nachate topi mean uangali ka ghar ho gaya tha. is samay jo unhoanne topi utha kar uangali par rakhi to topi mean chhed ho gaya. badashah ka dhyan aangrejoan ki taraph tha. bakhtavarasianh badashah ke muanh se aisi bat sun kar kabab hue jate the. ukt kathan mean kitani khushamad kitani nichata aur avadh ki praja tatha rajoan ka kitana apaman tha ! aur log to topi ka chhidr dekh kar hansane lage par raja bakhtavarasianh ke muanh se anayas nikal gaya-huzoor taj mean surakh ho gaya.

raja sahab ke shatruoan ne turant kanoan par uangaliyaan rakh lian. badashah ko bhi aisa maloom hua ki raja ne mujh par vyangy kiya. unake tevar badal gaye. aangrejoan aur any sabhasadoan ne is prakar kanaphoosi shuroo ki jaise koee mahanh anarth ho gaya. raja sahab ke muanh se anargal shabd avashy nikale. isamean koee sandeh nahian tha. sanbhav hai unhoanne jan-boojh kar vyangy n kiya ho unake duahkhi hriday ne sadharan chetavani ko yah tivr roop de diya par bat big d zaroor gayi thi. ab unake shatru unhean kuchalane ke aise sundar avasar ko hath se kyoan jane dete

raja sahab ne sabha ka yah rang dekha to khoon sard ho gaya. samajh gaye aj shatruoan ke panje mean phans gaya aur aisa bura phansa ki bhagavanh hi nikalean to nikal sakata hooan.

badashah ne kotaval se lal aankhean karake kaha-is namakaharam ko kaid kar lo aur isi vakt isaka sir u da do. ise maloom ho jay ki badashahoan se beadabi karane ka kya natija hota hai.

kotaval ko sahasa jenaral par hath badhane ki himmat n p di. roshanuddaula ne usase ishare se kaha-kh de sochate kya ho pak d lo nahian to tum bhi isi ag mean jal jaoge.

tab kotaval ne age badh kar bakhtavarasianh ko giraphtar kar liya. ek kshan mean unaki mushkean kas di gayian. log unhean charoan or se gher kar katl karane le chale.

badashah ne musahaboan se kaha-maian bhi vahian chalata hooan. jara dekhooanga ki namakaharamoan ki lash kyoankar t dapati hai.

kitani ghor pashuta thi ! yahi pran jara der pahale badashah ka vishvasapatr tha !

ekaek badashah ne kaha-pahale is namakaharam ki khilat utar lo. maian nahian chahata ki meri khilat ki beijjati ho.

kisaki majal thi jo jara bhi jaban hila sake. sipahiyoan ne raja sahab ke vastr utarane shuroo kiye. durbhagyavash unake ek jeb se pistaul nikal ayi. usaki donoan naliyaan bhari huee thian. pistaul dekhate hi badashah ki aankhoan se chinagariyaan nikalane lagian. bole-kasam hai hajarat imamahusain ki ab isaki jaanbakhshi nahian karooanga. mere sath bhari huee pistaul ki kya zaroorat ! zaroor isaki niyat mean phitoor tha. ab maian ise kuttoan se nuchavaooanga. (musahaboan ki taraph dekh kar) dekha tum logoan ne isaki niyat ! maian apani astin mean saanp pale hue tha. ap logoan ke khayal mean isake pas bhari huee pistaul ka nikalana kya mane rakhata hai

aangrejoan ko keval raja sahab ko nicha dikhana manjoor tha. ve unhean apana mitr bana kar jitana kam nikal sakate the utana unake mare jane se nahian. isi se ek aangrej musahab ne kaha-mujhe to isamean koee gairamunasib bat nahian maloom hoti. jenaral apaka badigard (rakshak) hai. use hamesha hathiyaraband rahana chahie. khasakar jab apaki khidamat mean ho. nahian maloom kis vakt isaki zaroorat a p de.

doosare aangrez musahaboan ne bhi is vichar ki pushti ki. badashah ke krodh ki jvala kuchh shaant huee. agar ye hi batean kisi hiandustani musahab ki jaban se nikali hotian to usaki jan ki khairiyat n thi. kadachith aangrejoan ko apani nyayaparakata ka namoona dikhane hi ke lie unhoanne yah prashn kiya tha. bole-kasam hajarat imam ki tum sabake sab sher ke muanh se usaka shikar chhinana chahate ho ! par maian ek n manooanga bulao kaptan sahab ko. maian unase yahi saval karata hooan. agar unhoanne bhi tum logoan ke khayal ki taeed ki to isaki jan n looanga. aur agar unaki ray isake khilaf huee to is makkar ko isi vakt jahannum bhej dooanga. magar khabaradar koee unaki taraph kisi tarah ka ishara n kare. varana maian jara bhi roo-riayat n karooanga. sabake sab sir jhukaye baithe rahean.

kaptan sahab the to raja sahab ke aurade par in dinoan badashahoan ki un par vishesh kripa thi. vah un sachche rajabhaktoan mean the jo apane ko raja ka nahian rajy ka sevak samajhate haian. vah darabar se alag rahate the. badashah unake kamoan se bahut santusht the. ek adami turant kaptan sahab ko bula laya. raja sahab ki jan unaki mutthi mean thi. roshanuddaula ko chho d kar aisa shayad ek vyakti bhi n tha jisaka hriday asha aur nirasha se n dh dak raha ho. sab man mean bhagavanh se yahi prarthana kar rahe the ki kaptan sahab kisi tarah se is samasya ko samajh jayan. kaptan sahab aye aur u dati huee drishti se sabha ki or dekha. sabhi ki aankhean niche jhuki huee thian. vah kuchh anishchit bhav se sir jhuka kar kh de ho gaye.

badashah ne poochha-mere musahaboan ko apani jeb mean bhari huee pistaul rakhana munasib hai ya nahian

darabariyoan ki niravata unake ashankit chehare aur unaki chiantayukt adhirata dekh kar kaptan sahab ko vartaman samasya ki kuchh toh mil gayi. vah nirbhik bhav se bole-huzoor mere khayal mean to yah unaka pharj hai. badashah ke dost-dushman sabhi hote haian. agar musahab log unaki raksha ka bhar n leange to kaun lega unhean sarph pistaul hi nahian aur bhi chhipe hue hathiyaroan se lais rahana chahie. n jane kab hathiyaroan ki zaroorat a p de to vah ain vakt par kahaan dau date phireange

raja sahab ke jivan ke din baki the. badashah ne nirash hokar kaha-roshan ise katl mat karana kal kothari mean kaid kar do. mujhase poochhe bagair ise dana-pani kuchh n diya jay. ja kar isake ghar ka sara mal-asabab jabt kar lo aur sare khanadan ko jel mean band kar do. isake makan ki divarean jamiandoj kara dena. ghar mean ek phooti haan di bhi n rahane paye.

isase to yahi kahian achchha tha ki raja sahab hi ki jan jati. khanadan ki beijjati to n hoti mahilaoan ka apaman to n hota daridrata ki chotean to n sahani p datian ! vikar ko nikalane ka marg nahian milata to vah sare sharir mean phail jata hai. raja ke pran to bache par sare khanadan ko vipatti mean dal kar !

roshanuddaula ko muanhamaangi murad mili. usaki eershya kabhi itani santusht n huee thi. vah magan tha ki aj vah kaanta nikal gaya jo barasoan se hriday mean chubha hua tha. aj hindoo-rajy ka aant hua. ab mera sikka chalega. ab maian samast rajy ka vidhata hooanga. sandhya se pahale hi raja sahab ki sari sthavar aur jangam sanpatti kurk ho gayi. vriddh mata-pita sukomal ramaniyaan chhote-chhote balak sabake sab jel mean kaid kar diye gaye. kitani karun dasha thi. ve mahilaean jin par kabhi devataoan ki bhi nigah n p di thi khule muanh nange pair paanv ghasitati shahar ki bhari huee s dakoan aur galiyoan se hoti huee sir jhukaye shok-chitroan ki bhaanti jel ki taraph chali jati thian. sashastr sipahiyoan ka ek b da dal sath tha. jis purush ke ek ishare par kee ghante pahale sare shahar mean halachal mach jati usi ke khanadan ki yah durdasha !

raja bakhtavarasianh ko bandi-grih mean rahate hue ek mas bit gaya. vahaan unhean sabhi prakar ke kasht diye jate the. yahaan tak ki bhojan bhi yathasamay n milata tha. unake parivar ko bhi asahy yatanaean di jati thian. lekin raja sahab ko bandi-grih mean ek prakar ki shaanti ka anubhav hota tha. vahaan prati-kshan yah khataka to n rahata tha ki badashah meri kisi bat se naraz n ho jayan musahab log kahian meri shikayat to nahian kar rahe haian. sharirik kashtoan ka sahana utana kathin nahian jitana ki manasik kashtoan ka. yahaan sab takaliphean thian par sir par talavar to nahian latak rahi thi. unhoanne man mean nishchay kiya ki ab chahe badashah mujhe mukt bhi kar dean magar maian raj-kaj se alag hi rahooanga. is rajy ka soory ast hone vala hai koee manavi shakti use vinash-disha mean lin hone se nahian rok sakati. ye usi patan ke lakshan haian. nahian to kya meri raj-bhakti ka yahi puraskar milana chahie tha maianne ab tak kitani kathinaiyoan se rajy ki raksha ki hai yah bhagavanh hi janate haian. ek or to badashah ki nirankushata doosari or balavanh aur yukti- sanpann shatruoan ki kootaniti-is shila aur bhanvar ke bich mean rajy ki nauka ko chalate rahana kitana kashtasadhy tha ! shayad hi aisa koee din gujara hoga jis din mera chitt pran-shanka se aandolit n hua ho. is seva bhakti aur tallinata ka yah puraskar hai ! mere mukh se vyangy-shabd avashy nikale lekin unake lie itana kathor dand isase to yah kahian achchha tha ki maian katl kar diya gaya hota apani aankhoan se apane parivar ki yah durgati to n dekhata sunata hooan pita ji ko sone ke lie chataee nahian di gayi hai ! n jane striyoan par kaise-kaise atyachar ho rahe hoange. lekin itana janata hooan ki pyari sukhada aant tak apane satitv ki raksha karegi anyatha pran tyag degi. mujhe be diyoan ki paravah nahian. par sunata hooan l dakoan ke pairoan mean bhi be diyaan dali gayi haian. yah sab isi kutil roshanuddaula ki shararat hai. jisaka ji chahe is samay sata le kuchal le mujhe kisi se koee shikayat nahian. bhagavanh se yahi prarthana hai ki ab sansar se utha le. mujhe apane jivan mean jo kuchh karana tha kar chuka aur usaka khoob phal pa chuka. mere-jaise adami ke lie sansar mean sthan nahian hai.

raja inhian vicharoan mean doobe the. sahasa unhean apani kal kothari ki or kisi ke ane ki ahat mili. rat bahut ja chuki thi. charoan or sannata chhaya tha aur us aandhakaramay sannate mean kisi ke pairoan ki chap spasht sunayi deti thi. koee bahut paanv daba-daba kar chala a raha tha. raja sahab ka kaleja dhakh-dhakh karane laga. vah uth kar kh de ho gaye. ham niahshastr aur pratikar ke lie asamarth hone par bhi baithe-baithe varoan ka nishana nahian banana chahate. kh de ho jana atmaraksha ka aantim prayatn hai. kothari mean aisi koee vastu n thi jisase vah apani raksha kar sakate. samajh gaye aantim samay a gaya. shatruoan ne is tarah mere pran lene ki thani hai. achchha hai jivan ke sath is vipatti ka bhi aant ho jayaga.

ek kshan mean unake sammukh ek adami a kar kh da ho gaya. raja sahab ne poochha-kaun hai

uttar mila-maian hooan apaka sevak.

raja-o ho tum ho kaptan ! maian shanka mean p da hua tha ki kahian shatruoan ne mera vadh karane ke lie koee doot n bheja ho !

kaptan-shatruoan ne kuchh aur hi thani hai. aj badashah-salamat ki jan bachati nahian najar ati.

raja-are ! yah kyoankar !

kaptan-jab se apako yahaan najaraband kiya gaya hai sare rajy mean hahakar macha hua hai. svarthi karmachariyoan ne loot macha rakhi hai. aangrejoan ki khudaee phir rahi hai. jo ji mean ata hai karate haian kisi ki majal nahian ki chooan kar sake. is ek mahine mean shahar ke saik doan b de-b de rees mit gaye. roshanuddaula ki badashahi hai. bazaroan ka bhav chadhata jata hai. bahar se vyapari log dar ke mare koee chiz hi nahian late. dookanadaroan se manamani rakamean mahasool ke nam par vasool ki ja rahi haian. galle ka bhav itana chadh gaya hai ki kitane hi gharoan mean choolha jalane ki naubat nahian ati. sipahiyoan ko abhi tak tanakhvah nahian mili. ve ja kar dookanadaroan ko lootate haian. sare rajy mean badamani ho rahi hai. maianne kee bar yah kaiphiyat badashah-salamat ke kanoan tak pahuanchane ki koshish ki magar vah yah to kah dete haian ki maian isaki tahakikat karooanga aur phir bekhabar ho jate haian. aj shahar ke bahut-se dookanadar phariyad le kar aye the ki hamare hal par nigah n ki gayi to ham shahar chho d kar kahian aur chale jayange. kristanoan ne unako sakht kaha dhamakaya lekin unhoanne jab tak apani sari musibat n bayan kar li vahaan se n hate. akhir badashah-salamat ne unako dilasa diya to chale gaye.

raja-badashah par itana asar hua mujhe to yahi tajjub hai !

kaptan-asar-vasar kuchh nahian hua. yah bhi unaki ek dillagi hai. sham ko khas musahaboan ko bula kar hukm diya hai ki aj maian bhesh badal kar shahar ka gasht karooanga tum log bhi bhesh badale hue mere sath rahana. maian dekhana chahata hooan ki riaya kyoan itani ghabarayi huee hai. sab log mujhase door rahean kisi ko n maloom ho ki maian kaun hooan. roshanuddaula aur paanchoan aangrej musahib sath raheange.

raja-tumhean kyoankar yah bat maloom ho gayi

kaptan-maianne usi aangrej hajjam ko mila rakha hai. darabar mean jo kuchh hota hai usaka pata mujhe mil jata hai. usi ki sipharish se apaki khidamat mean hajir hone ka mauqa mila. (gh diyal mean 10 bajate haian) gyarah baje chalane ki taiyari hai. barah bajate-bajate lakhanoo ka takht khali ho jayaga.

raja (ghabara kar)-kya in saboan ne unhean katl karane ki sajish kar rakhi hai

kaptan-ji nahian katl karane se unaka mansha poora n hoga. badashah ko bazar ki sair karate hue gomati ki taraph le jayeange. vahaan aangrej sipahiyoan ka ek dasta taiyar rahega. vah badashah ko phauran ek ga di mean bitha kar rejideansi mean le jayaga. vahaan rejideant sahab badashah-salamat ko saltanat se istipha dene par majaboor kareange. usi vakt unase istipha likha liya jayaga aur isake bad ratoan-rat unhean kalakatte bhej diya jayaga.

raja-b da gajab ho gaya. ab to vakt bahut kam hai badashah-salamat nikal p de hoange

kaptan-gajab kya ho gaya inaki jat se kise aram tha. doosari hukoomat chahe kitani hi kharab ho isase achchhi hi hogi.

raja-aangrejoan ki hukoomat hogi

kaptan-aangrej inase kahian behatar iantajam kareange.

raja-(karun svar se)-kaptan ! eeshvar ke lie aisi batean n karo. tumane mujhase jara der pahale kyoan n yah kaiphiyat bayan ki

kaptan (ashchary se)-apake sath to badashah ne koee achchha salook nahian kiya !

raja-mere sath kitana hi bura salook kiya ho lekin ek rajy ki kimat ek adami ya ek khanadan ki jan se kahian zyada hoti hai. tum mere pairoan ki be diyaan khulava sakate ho

kaptan-sare avadh-rajy mean ek bhi aisa adami n nikalega jo badashah ko sachche dil se dua deta ho. duniya unake julm se tang a gayi hai.

raja-maian apanoan ke julm ko gairoan ki bandagi se kahian behatar khayal karata hooan. badashah ki yah halat gairoan hi ke bharose par huee hai. vah isilie kisi ki paravah nahian karate ki aangrejoan ki madad ka yakin hai. maian in phirangiyoan ki chaloan ko gaur se dekhata aya hooan. badashah ke mizaj ko unhoanne biga da hai. unaka mansha yahi tha jo hua. riaya ke dil se badashah ki ijjat aur muhabbat uth gayi. aj sara mulk bagavat karane par amada hai. ye log isi mauke ka iantazar kar rahe the. vah janate haian ki badashah ki majooli (gaddi se hataye jane) par ek adami bhi aansoo n bahavega. lekin maian jataye deta hooan ki agar is vakt tumane badashah ko dushmanoan ke hathoan se n bachaya to tum hamesha ke lie apane hi vatan mean gulami ki janjiroan mean bandh jaoge. kisi gair kaum ke chakar ban kar agar tumhean aphiyat (shaanti) bhi mili to vah aphiyat n hogi maut hogi. gairoan ke beraham pairoan ke niche p d kar tum hath bhi n hila sakoge aur yah ummid ki kabhi hamare mulk mean aeeni saltanat (vaidh shasan) qayam hogi hasarat ka dag ban kar rah jayagi. nahian mujhamean abhi mulk ki muhabbat baki hai. maian abhi itana bejan nahian hua hooan. maian itani asani se saltanat ko hath se n jane dooanga apane ko itane saste damoan gair ke hathoan n bechooanga mulk ki ijjat ko n mitane dooanga chahe is koshish mean meri jan hi kyoan n jay. kuchh aur nahian kar sakata to apani jan to de hi sakata hooan. meri be diyaan khol do.

kaptan-maian apaka khadim hooan magar mujhe yah majaj nahian hai.

raja-(josh mean a kar) jalim yah in batoan ka vakt nahian hai. ek-ek pal hamean tabahi ki taraph liye ja raha hai. khol de ye be diyaan. jis ghar mean ag lagi hai usake adami khuda ko nahian yad karate kuean ki taraph dau date haian.

kaptan-ap mere muhasin haian. apake hukm se muanh nahian mo d sakata. lekin-

raja-jaldi karo jaldi karo. apani talavar mujhe de do. ab in takalluph ki batoan ka mauqa nahian hai.

kaptan sahab niruttar ho gaye. sajiv utsah mean b di sankramak shakti hoti hai. yadyapi raja sahab ke nitipoorn vartalap ne unhean maqool nahian kiya tathapi vah anivary roop se unaki be diyaan kholane par tatpar ho gaye. usi vakt jel ke daroga ko bula kar kaha-sahab ne hukm diya hai ki raja sahab ko phauran azad kar diya jay. isamean ek pal ki bhi takhir (vilamb) huee to tumhare hak mean achchha n hoga.

daroga ko maloom tha ki kaptan sahab aur mi...mean gadhi maitri hai. agar sahab naraz ho jayeange to roshanuddaula ki koee sipharish meri raksha n kar sakegi. usane raja sahab ki be diyaan khol dian.

raja sahab jab talavar hath mean le kar jel se nikale to unaka hriday rajy-bhakti ki tarangoan se aandolit ho raha tha. usi vakt gh diyal ne 11 bajaye. 2

adhi rat ka samay tha. magar lakhanoo ki tang galiyoan mean khoob chahal-pahal thi. aisa maloom hota tha ki abhi 9 baje hoange. saraphe mean sabase zyada raunak thi. magar ashchary yah tha ki kisi dookan par javaharat ya gahane nahian dikhayi dete the. keval adamiyoan ke ane-jane ki bhi d thi. jise dekho paanchoan shastroan se susajjit mooanchhean kh di kiye aianthata hua chala jata tha. bazar ke mamooli dookanadar bhi niahshastr n the.

sahasa ek adami bhari safa baandhe pair ki ghutaniyoan tak nichi kaba pahane kamar mean pataka baandhe a kar ek saraph ki dookan par kh da ho gaya. jan p data tha koee eerani saudagar hai. un dinoan eeran ke vyapari lakhanoo mean bahut ate-jate the. is samay aise adami ka a jana asadharan bat n thi.

saraph ka nam madhodas tha. bola-kahie mir sahab kuchh dikhaooan

saudagar-sone ka kya nirkh hai

madho-(saudagar ke kan ke pas muanh le jakar) nirkh ki kuchh n poochhie. aj qarib ek mahina se bazar ka nirkh big da hua hai. mal bazar mean ata hi nahian. log dabaye hue haian. bazar mean khauph ke mare nahian late. agar apako zyada mal ki darakar ho to mere sath garibakhane tak takaliph kijie. jaisa mal chahie lijie. nirkh munasib hi hoga. isaka itaminan rakhie.

saudagar-ajakal bazar ka nirkh kyoan big da hua hai

madho-kya ap hal hi mean varid hue haian

saudagar-haan maian aj hi aya hooan. kahian pahale ki-si raunak nahian najar ati. kap de ka bazar bhi sust tha. dhake ka ek kimati than bahut talash karane par bhi n mila.

madho-isake b de kisse haian kuchh aisa hi muamala hai.

saudagar-dakuoan ka zor to nahian hai pahale to yahaan is kism ki varadatean n hoti thian.

madho-ab vah kaiphiyat nahian hai. dinadaha de dake p date haian. unhean kotaval kya badashah-salamat bhi giraphtar nahian kar sakate. ab aur kya kahooan. divar ke bhi kan hote haian. kahian koee sun le to lene ke dene p d jayan.

saudagar-seth ji ap to paheliyaan bujhavane lage. maian paradesi adami hooan yahaan kisase kahane jaooanga. akhir bat kya hai bazar kyoan itana big da hua hai naj ki mandi ki taraph gaya tha. sannata chhaya hua hai. moti jians bhi doone damoan par bik rahi thi.

madho (idhar-udhar chaukanni aankhoan se dekh kar)-ek mahina hua roshanuddaula ke hath mean siyah-saphed ka akhtiyar a gaya hai. yah sab unhian ki badiantajami ka phal hai. unake pahale raja bakhtavarasianh hamare malik the. unake vakt mean kisi ki majal n thi ki vyapariyoan ko tedhi aankh se dekh sake. unaka rob sabhi par chhaya hua tha. phirangiyoan par unaki k di nigah rahati thi. hukm tha ki koee phirangi bazar mean ave to thane ka sipahi usaki dekhabhal karata rahe. isi vajah se phirangi unase jala karate the. akhir saboan ne roshanuddaula ko mila kar bakhtavarasianh ko bekasoor kaid kara diya. bas tab se bazar mean loot machi huee hai. sarakari amale alag lootate haian. phirangi alag nochate-khasotate haian. jo chiz chahate haian utha le jate haian. dam maango to dhamakiyaan dete haian. shahi darabar mean phariyad karo to ulate saza hoti hai. abhi hal hi mean ham-sab mil kar badashah-salamat ki khidamat mean hajir hue the. pahale to vah bahut naraz hue par akhir raham a gaya. badashahoan ka mizaj hi to hai. hamari sab shikayatean sunian aur tasakin di ki ham tahakikat kareange. magar abhi tak vahi loot-khasot jari hai.

itane mean tin adami rajapooti dhang ki mirjee pahane a kar dookan ke samane kh de ho gaye. madhodas unaka rang-dhang dekh kar chauanka. shahi fauj ke sipahi bahudha isi saj-dhaj se nikalate the. tinoan adami saudagar ko dekh kar thithake par usane unhean kuchh aisi nigahoan se dekha ki tinoan age chale gaye. tab saudagar ne madhodas se poochha-inhean dekh kar tum kyoan chauanke

madhodas ne kaha-ye fauj ke sipahi haian. jab se raja bakhtavarasianh najaraband hue haian in par kisi ki dab hi nahian rahi. khule saan d ki tarah bazaroan mean chakkar lagaya karate haian. sarakar se talab milane ka kuchh thik to nahian hai. bas noch-khasot karake gujar karate haian. -haan to phir agar maraji ho to mere sath ghar tak chalie apako mal dikhaooan.

saudagar-nahian bhaee is vakt nahian. subah aooanga. der ho gayi hai aur mujhe bhi yahaan ki halat dekh kar khauph maloom hone laga hai.

yah kah kar saudagar usi taraph chala gaya jidhar ve tinoan rajapoot gaye the. tho di der mean tin adami aur saraphe mean aye. ek to panditoan ki tarah nichi chapakan pahane hue tha sir par gol pagiya thi aur kandhe par jari ke kam ka shal. usake donoan sathi khidamatagaroan ke-se kap de pahane hue the. tinoan is tarah idhar-udhar tak rahe the mano kisi ko khoj rahe hoan. yoan takate hue tinoan age chale gaye. eerani saudagar tivr netroan se idhar-udhar dekhata hua ek mil chala gaya. vahaan ek chhota-sa bag tha. ek purani masajid bhi thi. saudagar vahaan thahar gaya. ekaek tinoan rajapoot masajid se bahar nikal aye aur bole-huzoor to bahut der tak saraph ki dookan par baithe rahe. kya batean hueean.

saudagar ne abhi kuchh javab n diya tha ki pichhe se pandit aur unake donoan khidamatagar bhi a pahuanche. saudagar ne pandit ko dekhate hi bhartsanapoorn shabdoan mean kaha-miyaan roshanuddaula mujhe is vakt tumhare oopar itana gussa a raha hai ki tumhean kuttoan se nuchava dooan. namakaharam kahian ka ! dagabaj ! toone meri saltanat ko tabah kar diya ! sara shahar tere julm ka rona ro raha hai ! mujhe aj maloom hua ki toone kyoan raja bakhtavarasianh ko kaid karaya. meri akal par n jane kyoan patthar p d gaye the ki maian teri chikani-chup di batoan mean a gaya. is namakaharami ki tujhe vah saza dooanga ki dekhanevaloan ko bhi ibarat (shiksha) ho.

roshanuddaula ne nirbhikata se uttar diya-ap mere badashah haian isalie apaka adab karata hooan varana isi vakt badajabani ka maja chakha deta. khud ap to mahal mean hasinoan ke sath aish kiya karate haian doosaroan ko kya garaj p di hai ki saltanat ki fikr se dubale hoan khoob ham apana khoon jalayean aur ap jashan manayean ! aise ahamak kahian aur rahate hoange.

badashah (krodh se kaanpate hue)-mi...maian tumhean hukm deta hooan ki is namakaharam ko abhi goli mar do. maian isaki soorat nahian dekhana chahata. aur isi vakt ja kar isaki sari jayadad jabt kar lo. isake khanadan ka ek bachcha bhi jianda n rahane paye.

roshan-mi...maian tumako hukm deta hooan ki is mulk aur kaum ke dushman raiyat ke katil aur badakar adami ko phauran giraphtar kar lo. yah is kabil nahian ki taj aur takht ka malik bane.

itana sunate hi paanchoan aangrej musahaboan ne jo bhesh badale hue sath the badashah ke donoan hath pak d liye aur khianchate hue gomati nadi ki taraph le chale. tab badashah ki aankhean khulian. samajh gaye ki pahale hi se yah shadyantr racha gaya tha. idhar-udhar dekha koee adami nahian. shor machana vyarth tha. badashahi ka nasha utar gaya. duravastha hi vah parikshagni hai jo mulamme aur rogan ko utar kar manushy ka yatharth roop dikha deti hai. aise hi avasaroan par vidit hota hai ki manav-hriday par kritrim bhavoan ka kitana gahara rang chadha hota hai. ek kshan mean badashah ki uddandata aur ghamand ne dinata aur vinayashilata ka ashray liya. bole-maianne to ap logoan ki maraji ke khilaf aisa koee kam nahian kiya jisaki yah saza mile. maianne ap logoan ko hamesha apana dost samajha hai.

roshan-to ham log jo kuchh kar rahe haian vah bhi apake phayade hi ke lie kar rahe haian. ham apake sir se saltanat ka bojh utar kar apako azad kar deange. tab apake aish mean khalal n p dega. ap bephikr ho kar hasinoan ke sath ziandagi ki bahar lootiega.

badashah-to kya ap log mujhe takht se utarana chahate haian

roshan-nahian apako badashahi ki zimmedariyoan se azad kar dena chahate haian.

badashah-hajarat imam ki kasam maian yah jillat n bardasht karooanga. maian apane bujurgoan ka nam n dubaooanga.

roshan-apake bujurgoan ke nam ki fikr hamean apase zyada hai. apaki aish parasti bujurgoan ka nam roshan nahian kar rahi hai.

badashah (dinata se)-vada karata hooan ki aianda se ap logoan ko shikayat ka koee mauqa n dooanga.

roshan-nashebajoan ke vadoan par koee divana hi yakin kar sakata hai.

badashah-tum mujhe jabaradasti takht se nahian utar sakate.

roshan-in dhamakiyoan ki zaroorat nahian. chupachap chale chalie age apako sejaga di mil jayagi. ham apako ijjat ke sath rukhsat kareange.

badashah-ap janate haian riaya par isaka kya asar hoga

roshan-khoob janata hooan ! apaki himayat mean ek uangali bhi n uthegi. kal sari saltanat mean ghi ke chirag jaleange.

itani der mean sab log us sthan par a pahuanche jahaan badashah ko le jane ke lie savari taiyar kh di thi. lagabhag 25 sashastr gore sipahi bhi kh de the. badashah sejaga di ko dekhakar machal gaye. unake rudhir ki gati tivr ho gayi bhog aur vilas ke niche dabi huee maryada sajag ho gayi. unhoanne zor se jhataka de kar apana hath chhu da liya aur nairashyapoorn dussahas ke sath parinam-bhay ko tyag kar uchch svar se bole-ai lakhanoo ke basanevalo ! tumhara badashah yahaan dushmanoan ke hathoan katl kiya ja raha hai. use inake hath se bachao dau do varana pachhataoge !

yah art pukar akash ki niravata ko chirati huee gomati ki laharoan mean vilin nahian huee balki lakhanoovaloan ke hridayoan mean ja pahuanchi. raja bakhtavarasianh bandi-grih se nikal kar nagar-nivasiyoan ko uttejit karate aur pratikshan rakshakariyoan ke dal ko badhate b de veg se dau de chale a rahe the. ek pal ka vilamb bhi shadyantrakariyoan ke ghatak virodh ko saphal kar sakata tha. dekhate-dekhate unake sath do-tin hazar sashastr manushyoan ka dal ho gaya tha. yah samoohik shakti badashah ka aur lakhanoo rajy ka uddhar kar sakati thi. samay sab kuchh tha. badashah gori sena ke panje mean phans gaye to phir samast lakhanoo bhi unhean mukt n kar sakata tha. raja sahab jyoan-jyoan age badhate jate the nairashy se dil baitha jata tha. viphal manorath hone ki shanka se utsah bhang hua jata tha. ab tak kahian un logoan ka pata nahian ! avashy ham der mean pahuanche. vidrohiyoan ne apana kam poora kar liya. lakhanoo rajy ki svadhinata sada ke lie visarjit ho gayi !

ye log nirash ho kar lautana hi chahate the ki achanak badashah ka artanad sunayi diya. kee hazar kanthoan se akash-bhedi dhvani nikali-huzoor ko khuda salamat rakhe. ham phida hone ko a pahuanche!

samast dal ek hi prabal ichchha se prerit ho kar vegavati jaladhara ki bhaanti ghatanasthal ki or dau da. ashakt log bhi sashakt ho gaye. pichh de hue log age nikal jana chahate the. age ke log chahate the ki u d kar ja pahuanchean !

in adamiyoan ki ahat pate hi goroan ne bandookean bharian aur 25 bandookoan ki badh sar ho gayi. rakshakariyoan mean kitane hi log gir p de magar qadam pichhe n hate. vir mad ne aur bhi matavala kar diya. ek kshan mean doosari badh ayi kuchh log phir vir-gati ko prapt hue lekin qadam age badhate hi gaye. tisari badh chhootane hi vali thi ki logoan ne vidrohiyoan ko pa liya. gore bhage.

jab log badashah ke pas pahuanche to adbhut drishy dekha. badashah roshanuddaula ki chhati par savar the. jab gore jan le kar bhage to badashah ne is narapishach ko pak d liya aur use balapoorvak bhoomi par gira kar usaki chhati par baith gaye. agar unake hathoan mean hathiyar hota to is vakt roshan ki lash t daphati huee dikhayi deti.

raja bakhtavarasianh age badh kar badashah ko adab baja laye. logoan ki jay-dhvani se akash hil utha. koee badashah ke pairoan ko choomata tha. koee unhean ashirvad deta tha aur roshanuddaula ka sharir to latoan aur ghoosoan ka lakshy bana hua tha. kuchh big de dil aise bhi the jo usake muanh par thookane mean bhi sankoch n karate the.

pratahkal tha. lakhanoo mean anandotsav manaya ja raha tha. badashahi mahal ke samane lakhoan adami jama the. sab log badashah ko yathayogy najar dene aye the. jagah-jagah gariboan ko bhojan karaya ja raha tha. shahi naubatakhane mean naubat baj rahi thi.

darabar saja. badashah hire aur javahar se jagamagate ratnajatit abhooshanoan se saje hue sianhasan par biraje. reesoan aur amiroan se najarean gujarian. kavijanoan ne kaside padhe. ekaek badashah ne poochha-raja bakhtavarasianh kahaan haian kaptan ne javab diya-kaidakhane mean.

badashah ne usi vakt kee karmachariyoan ko bheja ki raja sahab ko jelakhane se ijjat ke sath layean. jab tho di der ke bad raja ne a kar badashah ko salam kiya to ve takht se utar kar unase gale mile aur unhean apani dahini or sianhasan par baithaya. phir darabar mean kh de hokar unaki sukirti aur raj-bhakti ki prashansa karane ke uparaant apane hi hathoan se unhean khilat pahanayi. raja sahab ke kutumb ke prani adar aur samman ke sath bida kiye gaye.

ant ko jab dopahar ke samay darabar barkhast hone laga to badashah ne raja sahab se kaha-apane mujh par aur meri saltanat par jo ehasan kiya hai usaka sila (puraskar) dena mere imakan se bahar hai. meri apase yahi iltija (anurodh) hai ki ap vajarat ka kalamadan apane hath mean lijie aur saltanat ka jis tarah munasib samajhie intazam kijie. maian apake kisi kam mean dakhal n dooanga. mujhe ek goshe mean p da rahane dijie. namakaharam roshan ko bhi maian apake supurd kiye deta hooan. ap ise jo saza chahean dean. maian ise kab ka jahannum bhej chuka hota par yah samajh kar ki yah apaka shikar hai ise chho de hue hooan.

lekin bakhtavarasianh badashah ke uchchhriankhal svabhav se bhali-bhaanti parichit the vah janate the badashah ki ye sadichchhaean tho de hi dinoan ki mehaman haian ! manavacharitr mean akasmik parivartan bahut kam hua karate haian. do-char mahine mean darabar ka phir vahi rang ho jayaga isalie mera tatasth rahana hi achchha hai. rajy ke prati mera jo kuchh karttavy tha vah maianne poora kar diya. maian darabar mean rah kar kadapi nahian kar sakata. hitaishi mitr ka jitana samman hota hai svamibhakt sevak ka utana nahian ho sakata.

vah vinit bhav se bole-huzoor mujhe is ohade se muaph rakhean. maian yoan hi apaka khadim hooan. is manasab par kisi layaq adami ko mashoor pharamaie (niyukt kijie). maian akkh d rajapoot hooan. mulki intazam karana kya janooan.

badashah-mujhe to apase zyada layaq aur vafadar adami najar nahian ata.

magar raja sahab unaki batoan mean n aye. akhir majaboor hokar badashah ne unhean zyada n dabaya. kshan bhar bad jab roshanuddaula ko saza dene ka prashn utha tab donoan adamiyoan mean itana matabhed hua ki vad-vivad ki naubat a gayi. badashah agrah karate the ki ise kuttoan se nuchava diya jay. raja sahab is bat par a de hue the ki ise jan se n mara jay keval najaraband kar diya jay. ant mean badashah ne kruddh hokar kaha-yah ek din apako zaroor daga dega !

raja-is khauph se maian isaki jan n looanga.

badashah-to janab ap chahean ise muaph kar dean maian kabhi muaph nahian kar sakata.

raja-apane to ise mere supurd kar diya tha. di huee chiz ko ap vapas kaise leange

badashah ne kaha-tumane mere nikalane ka kahian rasta hi nahian rakha.

roshanuddaula ki jan bach gayi. vajarat ka pad kaptan sahab ko mila. magar sabase vichitr bat yah thi ki rejideant ne is shadyantr se poorn anabhijnata prakat ki aur saf likh diya ki badashah-salamat apane aangrej musahaboan ko jo saza chahean dean koee apatti n hogi. maian unhean pata to svayan badashah ki khidamat mean bhej deta lekin paanchoan mahanubhavoan mean se ek ka bhi pata n chala. shayad ve sabake sab ratoan-rat kalakatte bhag gaye.

itihas mean ukt ghatana ka kahian ullekh nahian kiya gaya lekin kianvadantiyaan jo itihas se adhik vishvasaniy haian usaki satyata ki sakshi haian.

sanbandhit lekh

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